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Business Districts <br />or pedestrian pathway providing through -access to another street, alley or service drive. <br />3. Mixed-use developments shall be designed as an integrated part of the surrounding <br />community and not as an isolated development. <br />D. Building Design. Mixed-use developments require special attention to building design <br />because of the relationship of multiple land uses in close proximity. <br />1. All primary non-residential buildings shall be street oriented, with a functioning primary <br />entrance, and a percentage of the building fagade, as required in Table 1139.11-2, <br />placed at the required build -to line or within the required build -to zone. <br />2. The mixed-use development shall be designed to provide an appropriate <br />interrelationship between the various uses and structures within the development <br />through the use of complementary materials, unified streetscape treatment, buffering, <br />connectivity for vehicular and pedestrian movement, building orientation, parking <br />location and height transition. <br />3. Structures shall provide architectural relief and interest, with emphasis at building <br />entrances and along sidewalks, to promote and enhance a comfortable pedestrian scale <br />and orientation. Structures shall have consistent scale and massing to create a unified <br />project. Compatibility with the immediate context is required. However, gradual <br />transitions in scale and massing are permitted, <br />a. Blank walls shall be avoided by including ground floor, windows, recesses, <br />extensions and breaks in roof elevation. <br />b. Design shall provide differentiation between ground level spaces and upper stories. <br />For example, bays or balconies for upper levels and awnings, canopies or other <br />similar treatments for lower levels can provide differentiation. Variation in building <br />materials, trim, paint, ornamentation, windows or other features such as public art <br />may also be used. <br />c. Design shall ensure privacy in residential areas through effective window placement, <br />soundproofing, landscape screening or orientation of outdoor living areas (e.g., <br />balconies, porches and patios). Opposite facing windows at close distances should <br />be offset vertically or horizontally, or employ appropriate materials (e.g., glazed or <br />tinted) to protect privacy. <br />E. Height. Minimum building and floorheights are established to create a consistent character <br />of scale and massing within the district. <br />Table 1139.11 -1, Height <br />Requirement Measure' <br />Minimum Building Height 22 feet <br />Maximum Building Height 50 feet/4 stories <br />Minimum Commercial Ground Floor Clear Height 12 feet <br />Minimum Upper Story Clear Height 9 feet <br />F. Siting. „ <br />1. Principal building fagades shall be located at the required build -to line, if fronting on <br />Lorain Road, or within the required build -to zone for all other streets. The build -to zone is <br />the prescribed area within which the front building fagade must be placed. Interior side <br />and rear setbacks for residential uses shall be established as part of the mixed-use <br />development plan review process. <br />2. The fagade shall be built within the build -to zone within 20 feet of a block corner, unless <br />Page 1139-12 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code <br />